God Save the People! From the Stamp Act to Bunker Hill

Early American History SeminarDegrees of Britishness: The People of Albany, New York, and Questions of Cultural Community Membership, 1763-17753 March 2015.Tuesday, 5:15PM - 7:30PMPlease RSVPSeminars are free and open to the public; RSVP required.Subscribe to receive advance copies of the seminar papers.Elizabeth M. Covart, Boston, MassachusettsComment: Lisa Wilson, Connecticut College

Following the French and Indian War, Albanians believed themselves to be British, but visiting Britons did not recognize them as fellow countrymen. New World Dutch architecture, the Albany Dutch dialect, and the Dutch Reformed Church contributed to the British view of the Albanians as inter-imperial foreigners: subjects who lived within the British empire, but stood outside of the British cultural community. This paper, drawn from Covart’s larger book project, explores the Albanians’ response, which ranged from rebuilding efforts to public protest.